This fact sheet identifies some of the basic premises of employer-sponsored training and reviews two studies that surveyed the quantity of occupational training in industry. Highlights and statistics from a 1977 study by Seymour Lusterman entitled "Education in Industry," and a 1975 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics entitled…

A study was made of a sample of Wisconsin manufacturing firms and a subsample of firms in different size categories to determine organizational correlates of management training interests. Correlations were sought between characteristics of firms (ownership, relationship to parent company, size of employment, market orientation, growth trends,…

A study examined whether there were any differences in the performance of apprentices trained in off-the-job, on-the-job, or in-plant training programs. A 1984 apprentice intake sample of over 500 apprentices and information supplied by 16 in-plant training centers and 9 colleges were used to collect data on the job performance of apprentices in…